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A. W. GAYHART. CURTAIN FIXTURE.

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- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AARON IV. GAYHART, OF WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN- FIXTURE.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 403,344, dated May 14, 1889.

Application filed February 9, 1889. Serial No. 299,265. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known. that I, AARON W. GAYHART, a citizen of the United States, residing at ashington, in the county of Washington and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain Fixtures, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a window provided with my improved devices;

Fig. 2, a perspective view of a cord clamp or.

holder; Fig. 3, a vertical sectional view of reel device for adjusting the curtain; Fig. 4, a front view of the same, and Fig. 5 a section al view of the reel-supporting spindle and notched disk.

The invention consists in the details of construction, which. will be fully hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by letter, A designates the curtain or shade, which is attached to and partly Wound upon the roller B in the usual manner. Connected to and suspending this shade-roller are two cords, a a, these cords passing over stationary knobs or pulleys b, and being connected to the ends of the roller by means of links a a, and at their other ends to a main cord, b, which hangs down alongside of the windowframe. This cord is securely held in anyposition desired by means of the clamp 0. (Shown in detail in Fig. 2.) This clamp consists of a plate, 0, having formed on one of its edges an ear, d. Pivoted to this ear cl is a weighted angle-lever, 6, provided with an angular extension or arm, e, parallel with and close to the face of the plate a. The cord is clamped at any desired point by inserting it between the arm 6 and the face of the plate c, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The plate 0 is provided with screw-holes to attach it readily to the window-frame.

It will be observed that by means of this clamp and the suspending and operating cords the shade-roller and attached shade may be adjusted to and held at any point along the length of the window.

The cord f, for revolving the shade-roller to raise and lower the shade, is wound around a reel, g, at one end of the roller and extends down in front of the window-frame. This curtain-cord f is adjusted and held at any desired point by means of a reel device, D,

secured to the front lower portion of the window-frame. The lower end of the cord f is attached to an eye, h, on a reel, h, and wound upon this reel. Through the center of this reel is formed a tapering passage which fits snugly a central tapering spindle, 1 formed upon a plate or disk, j, secured rigidly to the face of the window-frame. This pin or spindle is suitably ground off smooth to permit the reel to turn smoothly thereon. The reel is held on its spindle by means of a screw, 7c, tapped into the outer end of the said spindle, the head of the screw bearing upon the outer end of the reel. By this arrangement the reel may be adjusted whenever desired to compensate for the wear of the spindle.

The reel is revolved by means of a crank or handle, Z, hinged at Z to the face of the reel. This crank also serves as a locking bolt or pin to hold the reel against turning after the curtain is adjusted to the desired position on the window. This is accomplished by providing the stationary plate or disk j with a circular notched fiange,j, and throwing or turning the crank over across the reel until the end of its handle Z" engages one of the notches in this flange, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the crank being bent at right angles to permit of this. The

main portion of the crank is bifurcated to permit of the passage of the screw-head.

It will be observed that the circular flange j is formed upon the outer edge or corner of the plate j. The object of this is to prevent the end of the pin Z from coming in con tact with the face of the window-frame when the reel-spindle has been worn somewhat and the reel forced in by the screw.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- A reel device for curtains,consisting of a plate, j, provided with a circular notched flange, j, and a central spindle, a reel journaled upon this spindle, a screw for holding the reel upon the spindle, and a crank pivoted to the face of the reel and provided with .an angular arm, Z, this arm being adapted to engage the aforesaid notched flange, and thereby hold the reel against turning.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AARON W. GAYHART. \Vitnesses:

SAML. O. CLARK, O. D. Jusr. 

